In the past few days, Tian Jiao has been thinking about the purpose of the banquet held by Heifu County and the rich and powerful households in Jimo City before Heifu County went to the county.
It has been almost half a year since Heifu took office. Tian Jiao has not had many opportunities to deal with him directly, but through his own informants, he is always paying attention to the movements of the county governor.
If we talk about Heifu's impression of Takuya, it is that he is a capable official who also likes to mess around. He has done more in half a year than his predecessor did in five years combined.
At the beginning, Heifu supported the old Jiangqi clan, opened public schools to encourage Confucian scholars to enroll, and recruited farmers to enter Jiaodong. He had plans for the nobles, scholars, and farmers. His far-reaching intentions made Tian Jiao shudder.
But three feet of ice did not last in a day. After half a year, the results of these things were not as great as imagined: the old clan of Jiang Qi had been weak for a long time, and it was difficult to stand up and compete with the fields with big trees and deep roots. Although the public school
However, there were not many disciples in the first batch of apprentices, and most of them were young men, making it difficult to entrust them with important responsibilities. As for the farmers? Although "Song of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms" is widely circulated, the people only believe that seeing is believing, and they must see
Only when the new method is used to increase the yield of the fields during the autumn harvest will the government be trusted.
In addition, the government recently had to repair roads and build a palace for the emperor. There was a temporary shortage of money and food, and all kinds of projects had to be suspended. The county officials could only receive half of their rations first.
Governor Heifu pinned his hopes on the two gold mines discovered in Huang County and Yeyi, but those mines are in remote places and are not easy to excavate. To stabilize the output, it will take until next year.
Therefore, when he invited Tian Jiao and others before traveling to the county, he actually proposed that wealthy households take the lead in donating grain in exchange for titles in the Qin Dynasty. Although his attitude was still tough, in fact, Tian Jiao could see the powerlessness and power behind it.
Give in...
Heifu even said to Tianjiao after drinking a few more sips of wine: "All clans in the county should pay equal attention." He began to try his best to invite the children of the Tianjiao family to enter the public school. Seeing this situation, the county governor finally recognized the fact.
Do you understand that without the fields, it would be impossible to govern Jiaodong?
This trip to the counties, according to Heifu, was also to encourage wealthy households to donate food to help the government tide over this crisis.
"As long as the government seeks help from powerful officials, there is nothing to worry about." This is Tian Jiao's experience.
But he was used to being suspicious, and he always felt that there was something wrong with it. Therefore, he had been thinking about this matter for the past few days, and at the same time, people kept a close eye on the county team. He wanted to know what Hei Fu had done along the way.
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At this moment, his younger brother Tian Jian walked in and said with a happy face: "Brother, have you heard? Chunyu's case of plotting to assassinate the county governor and commit rebellion has been closed!"
"Case closed! So soon?"
Tian Jiao was stunned: "Didn't the governor say before that he would investigate to the end? For this reason, he did not hesitate to go to war in Chunyu, killing many people, including the Yi and Qi tribes, and filled the prison with suspects."
"I thought so too, but unexpectedly, the thunder was loud and the rain was light, maybe because the investigation was fruitless."
Tian Jian told him that Heifu finally pinned the crime on a group of rangers from Chunyu County, but that group of people had died for resisting arrest when Chunyu County was cracking down on organized crime at the beginning of the year.
Tian Jian smiled and said: "I have said before that the Korean visitor is known to be very secretive about his plans. Even if the matter fails, he will never go on a business trip. Don't say that my family is not involved in this matter. Even if it is involved, the county governor
He and his dogs can’t catch him either!”
"I hope so……"
Tian Jiao nodded. Although this case has nothing to do with his family, if the root cause is traced and the Yeyi Tian family is found to be the mastermind of this matter, Jiaodong will probably start a bloody storm!
As long as nothing serious happens, Zhuda will have the capital to drag it on and use it up.
Combined with the hasty ending of the assassination case and the tendency of Jimo's new policies to be abandoned, Tian Jiao gained a new understanding of Governor Heifu and secretly thought in his heart:
"I just hope that he is really a person who starts from the beginning but ends at the end!"
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"Junjun, this case could have been investigated further, but it was settled hastily. Why is that?"
At the same time, Heifu and his party had already left Chunyu County, but Cao Shen, who was in charge of catching thieves and policing them, was unwilling to do so. Those thugs were illiterate pavilion soldiers and fishermen, and they were so bold as to plot to assassinate the county guard.
There must be someone behind this plotting secretly. As long as he is sent to assist Gong Ao, he will definitely be able to pull out the carrots and bring out the mud!
But now, Heifu hastily closed the case and sent Gong Ao to Linzi to "do things" without explanation, but Cao Shen didn't know what he was doing.
"After nearly half a year of investigation, we found out that it was just a young man in the county who was causing trouble. If we continue to investigate, it will only make the place uneasy."
Heifu, however, looked disapproving, as if everything was under his control. After letting Cao Shen take full charge of guarding the convoy, Huan Xiao pointed to the small city ahead with interest and asked Wei Yang beside him:
"The name of this county is Xia Mi. Do you know why?"
Wei Yang touched the back of his head and said he didn't know.
"Didn't we just pass through Gaomi a few days ago?"
Heifu said: "The river next to the road is glue. It was called dense water in ancient times. The dense water flows through Jiaodong. The terrain is high in the south and low in the north. Therefore, the hills upstream are called Gaomi, and the plain beaches downstream are called Xiami!"
Wei Yang suddenly realized that the Chunyu County they had just left was between the two secrets.
Heifu asked him again: "Although the top three big cities in Jiaodong are Jimo, Yeyi, and Gaomi, the importance of Xiami is no less than that of Sanyi. Do you know why?"
This time Wei Yang finally answered: "Is it because Xia Mi offshore produces salt?"
"Of course."
Heifu said: "The ancients said that Fu Chu has the gold of Ruhan, Qi has the salt of Quzhan, and Yan has the cooking of Liaodong. The three countries are rich because of it. The salt of Quzhan is in Jiaodong! In Weishui,
Glue, where the water flows into the sea."
Therefore, Xiami is also the place with the most oil and water in the county. Seven of the twelve salt fields in Jiaodong are in Xiami, producing half of the county's salt every year. However, in recent years, the output has been declining day by day, which has made Jin Bucao's life miserable.
My hair is almost falling out.
From what Heifu secretly inquired about, the dense water here is not as deep as usual. The public salt is in a sluggish state, but the private salt is rampant...
However, they did not go straight to the seaside, but sailed into Xia Mi City.
The magistrate of Xiami County was named Zhou Zhen. Hearing that the county magistrate was visiting the county, he had already taken his staff and waited at Shiliting. That night, he prepared a banquet in the county to welcome Hei Fu.
Qin Law stipulates that when minor officials are on a business trip, the pavilions along the way are responsible for the food, and different levels of meals are provided according to the official's status. For example, when the official is on a business trip, each meal is half a dou of polished rice, a quarter of a liter of sauce, and sunflower vegetables.
Soup, and provide leeks. For those who have a title, the title is a doctor, and those above the official number will have fish to eat. The officials' entourage will have half a dou of brown rice for each meal, the slaves will have one third of a dou, and each meal in the pavilion will
All expenditures will be recorded and submitted to the county every month for statistical review by the accountant to ensure that no one dares to misappropriate public food.
But the higher the rank, the looser the restrictions. For a big official like Heifu with two thousand stones, no matter where he goes, there will be a banquet waiting for him.
However, this time the Mi County reception banquet was full of big fish and meat, and the wine was the best in the area. The dancing prostitutes were graceful and graceful, and the standards were much higher than those in Gaomi and Chunyu counties that they had passed before.
Even Heifu's followers enjoyed food that exceeded the legal requirements. The intention of giving secret orders to please was obvious...
But Hei Fu didn't think it was strange. After people tried the poison, they accepted it happily.
At the table, he kept asking about the achievements of the Xia Mi County magistrate in the campaign against the Six Kingdoms. It turned out that he was an old member of Wang Jian's army and had participated in the battle to destroy Chu.
To be an official in a wealthy place like Mi, it shows that he has some background...
After they had had enough wine and food, they issued a secret order and even hinted that the maids and dancers at the banquet could warm the beds of the county governor and important staff members...
"No need, the Sheriff has one more thing to ask you."
Hei Fu waved his hand and asked everyone and the dancer to go down, leaving only a few disciples standing outside the door holding swords.
After issuing the secret order, he asked Hei Fu with some anxiety: "I wonder if the county magistrate has anything to ask the subordinates?"
But Heifu took out a letter from his sleeve and said with a smile: "I gave you a secret order. During my official stay in the county, someone reported that you accepted bribes, indulged in illegal activities, and enriched your own pockets. Is it true?"